新职业英语1Unit 3 教案
9) Catherine is more diligent than intelli-gent.
10) Hearing the loud noise, the boy was more surprised than frightened.
● F. ―No more...than...‖表示―不……；不如……‖，如：
14) I can no more do that than anyone else.
15) A learner can no more obtain knowledge without reading than a farmer can get good harvest without ploughing.‖
―No more…...than...‖的语义，也可用―not any more than...‖来取代，因此 15 可以变成 16。
16) A learner cannot... any more than ...‖同样的， 17可以变成 18：
17) Dr Hu is no more a poet than Dr Wu is a philosopher.
18) Dr Hu is not a poet any more than Dr Wu is a philosopher.
此外，―more than‖也在一些惯用语中出现，如：
19) More offen than not （经常），people tend to pay attention to what they can take rather than what they can give.
20) All of us are more than a little concerned about（非常关心）the current economic problems
2. Lunch is usually best for getting to know a guest a bit better.
a bit与a little这两个词组意思相同，有时可以互换，但却又有各自独特的用法. I.相同之处
1).a bit与a little都可作程度副词，表示"稍微、一点儿"的意思，修饰动词、形容词、比较级等，二者可以互换。例如：
Will you please turn down the radio a bit/a little?(动词)请你把收音机声音关小一点好吗？
She's a bit/a little afraid of the teacher.(形容词)她有点怕老师。
Her mother feels a bit/a little better today.(比较级)她母亲今天感觉好一些。
2).for a bit和for a little意思相同，相当于for a while或for a short time，可互换。例如：
Let's rest for a bit/a little.让我们休息一下。
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